No doubt many fans will question the firm recommendation to send the Cleveland Brown‘ “Fumble Guy” to Canton, but Earnest Byner‘s career transcends the fumble. Recovery from “The Fumble” is much more significant than the fumble itself. And if you look into his career, his performance is way better than the numbers would indicate, because he was a blocking back for his entire career. If blocking is part of football, and it is, Earnest Byner needs to be in there.
Byner is the link to the heartbreaking losses of the Marty Schottenheimer era, which otherwise might seem to be psychologically insurmountable.